Which Ithaka Clone Is Best?
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I have an Ithaka clone from fasttech that after a replacement all parts finally fit very nice but................I am so bored with setting it up that I have it for 2 months and have not even bothered testing it yet.
I am playing, with 2 Kayfuns (3rd coming), a Fogger V2 (love it), 5 Genesis and some drippers. No time fro headaches with Ithaka....
I am playing, with 2 Kayfuns (3rd coming), a Fogger V2 (love it), 5 Genesis and some drippers. No time fro headaches with Ithaka....
There is some Polish guy sell upgrade which transforms Ithaka into kayfun. So, with the upgrade it not just look cool but also performs great.
Does the Ithaka have performance issues? IMO looked like an inovative and workable desgin.
It uses special wire. You need to buy pre-made or make your own nonresistance-resistance-nonresistance wire for the Ithaka. The upgrade kit mentioned above allows the Ithaka to use standard resistance wire.
Many people find this to be a pain. I find waiting for it to be restocked on fasttech over and over again equally a pain. My interest in trying it doesn't outweigh my loathing of the fasttech restocking status.
Many people find this to be a pain. I find waiting for it to be restocked on fasttech over and over again equally a pain. My interest in trying it doesn't outweigh my loathing of the fasttech restocking status.
Well, I've seen video on it, so I understand that you need non res for the wires down the side. Didn't seem like a big deal to me, although I've never tried to make it before... How would you make the connection? Can you just twist the wire or would you have to forge it together on some level?
People who make their own weld the wire together using a wire welder. I think you can either be buy one or make your own. I think many people find the Ithaka not be worth the extra fiddling when they can use a Kayfun style tank instead.
Seems to me you could just get some insulated copper wire for the leads and just twist the connections to the resistance wire, no? Never even replace them, just the coil wire.
Twisting works on everything else from phone lines to regular electronics.
Rainbow Heaven - Ithaka
1:1 clone and Perfect - no Graphics
Simple setup using Ready wires - stormy's vapor cellar
A bit more fiddly than a Kayfun, but just as nice a vape when set up correctly.
I have 5 Kayfun and 3 Ithaka tanks and enjoy using all of them.
Set a Ithaka up and use a light/clear e-liquid and the coils/wicks can last weeks to over a month before needing service.
After a few builds it gets simple to tear down, clean and re-wick. Takes me about 15-20 minutes.
1:1 clone and Perfect - no Graphics
Simple setup using Ready wires - stormy's vapor cellar
A bit more fiddly than a Kayfun, but just as nice a vape when set up correctly.
I have 5 Kayfun and 3 Ithaka tanks and enjoy using all of them.
Set a Ithaka up and use a light/clear e-liquid and the coils/wicks can last weeks to over a month before needing service.
After a few builds it gets simple to tear down, clean and re-wick. Takes me about 15-20 minutes.
crxess, I think you (and several other people) were helping me out with my Ithaka clone a few months back. What are you using to wick yours with lately?
I've been thinking of digging mine out and messing around with it again. I've still got some nonres-res-nonres and now that I can make a uniform microcoil, I think I can bring it back into rotation.
I did have it working pretty well with dual, standard coils and ekowool, but I never got much flavor or vapor out of it. No flooding or dry hits. Dry hits are my main frustrations with the Kayfun clones, since they seem to have shallower juice channels and I haven't really got the hang of wicking them yet.
I've been thinking of digging mine out and messing around with it again. I've still got some nonres-res-nonres and now that I can make a uniform microcoil, I think I can bring it back into rotation.
I did have it working pretty well with dual, standard coils and ekowool, but I never got much flavor or vapor out of it. No flooding or dry hits. Dry hits are my main frustrations with the Kayfun clones, since they seem to have shallower juice channels and I haven't really got the hang of wicking them yet.
Hard part is getting the per coil power needed when using Ready wires. Lowest I have found, long enough to fit decent are 1.8ohm or a .9ohm build. This equates to about 8 watts per coil running on an 18650
Jumping up to 2.5ohm yielding a 1.25 with a 12 watt kick drops lower to 6 watts per coil.
This gets frustrating knowing your so close and not quite where you need it to be.
I have started using 1.8ohm single coil builds with a cross pattern 2mm silica wick. this way I can run a kick and hit the coil with up to 12 watts. The uncoiled wick crossing over the coil acts as a flavor/feed wick and helps keep things good and wet.
Jumping up to 2.5ohm yielding a 1.25 with a 12 watt kick drops lower to 6 watts per coil.
This gets frustrating knowing your so close and not quite where you need it to be.
I have started using 1.8ohm single coil builds with a cross pattern 2mm silica wick. this way I can run a kick and hit the coil with up to 12 watts. The uncoiled wick crossing over the coil acts as a flavor/feed wick and helps keep things good and wet.
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